House Committee Meeting: Feb 11, 2016 Present: Glenn, Vern, Koong, Rin, Art, Max, Tik Apologies: Nui
Discussion:
- Feb House day to be modified due to many other things going on (residential, mid-term break)
- Feb Spirit Day: Students to come to school dressed with 'house spirit'
- Swimming gala: Glenn and Vern to MC. Swimmers to be seated together (at the end near the PA), and grade levels to sit together
- Swimming organisation to be communicated during March 10 staff meeting
Action:
- Create email to teachers and poster (Ms Nui and Ms Koong)
- Meet with Ashley and Carl re. House quiz (Glenn)
Next Meeting:
- March 23 or 24
House Committee Meeting: Jan 21, 2016 Present: Glenn, Vern, Nui, Koong, Rin, Art, Max, Tik
Discussion:
- Knowledge, Inspiration, Spirit (KIS) initiative: connect spirit with sports/activity days. June to speak about how we can make this 'more visible' during staff meeting.
- Jan House day - fund-raiser for HS refugee kids: Casual day for students. 20 baht donation that will go towards tuition fees for our refugee students. Glenn to organise with House Captains.
- Feb House Day: House Spirit Day - to be organised similar to House Launch, but on the field and with different activities.
- March Quiz (March 26): To be organise with Karl - organise categories and then invite committee members to come up with questions. Use Kahoot!
Action:
- Get details about refugee kids from Mike (Glenn)
- Meet with House captains to organise casual day/fund raiser (Glenn)
- Develop ideas for Feb Spirit day and send to Ms Koong (All)
- Develop questions for quiz (All)
Next Meeting:
- Feb 11th (Thursday before residential trips) at 7:30 - finalise events for Feb Spirit day.
House Committee Meeting: Nov 12, 2015 Present: Glenn, Koong, Verne, Max, Rin, Art, Tik Apologies: Ms Nui, Ashley
Discussion: Nov House Day - Thurs Nov 26
- Event suggested by House Captains and supported by Vern
- Nov House day to be held on Thurs 26th so as to not clash with TISAC Track and Field event
- Schedule created
- No swimming for G3
- No PE for all grades, other specialist classes to run as per usual
- All grades invited to watch G5 matches from 12:50
- Events to be held on PS and HS pitch
EY1-2
- Max to organise and lead activities
- EY1 & 2 to participate together (from 8:20)
- 4 different activities
KG-G5
- Vern to lead games
- G5 House captains to support
Action
- Create cross grade house groups (Glenn)
- Meet with G5 House captains (Glenn and Vern)
- Set up activities (Vern and Max)
- Communicate event info to teachers (Glenn)
- Create scoring pages (Vern)
- Organise drinks stations, sound system and mics (Vern)
- Poster for class blogs (Ms Nui)
- Map for communication with teachers (?)
House Committee Meeting: January 29, 2015 Present: Glenn, Nui, Koong, Verne, Max, Noi Apologies: Ashley
Discussion: T2 House Quiz Management:
- Concerns that students might get very noisy and make it difficult for House captains/contestants
- Audience to be seated in Houses on the floor (no seats)
- Teachers in each House should be positioned so that they can manage children if/when they get noisy
- Bonus points to be given throughout for Houses that sit/listen well (Krista to allocate?) Running of Quiz
- House captain's roles: 4 Quiz masters; 2 stage managers; 2 score masters
- After question is asked, contestants have 10 seconds to write down their answers (on whiteboards). When time is called they turn the boards around, their answers are checked and points are allocated.
- Mr Noi to run the backdrop visuals and keep a running tally of scores
- Mics: 2 with Quiz masters; 1 with Krista; 1 with Glenn/House committee member
- Contestants for each grade to be waiting side stage with Verne until it is their turn (similar to concert) Bonus points: Allocated by Krista
- Most well behaved audience
- Biggest House chant/cheer
Action:
- Update facilities request: chairs for stage (Glenn)
- Update auditorium request: No chairs needed on floor (Glenn)
- Collect quiz questions and give to Noi (Glenn)
- Request walky talkies (Glenn)
- Ask Ja about House banners (Glenn)
- Create PPT (Noi)
Next Meeting
- Jan 30th @ 7:20: Final checks for what we have/still have to do
Term 2 House Committee Meeting: January 23, 2015 Present: Glenn, Nui, Koong, Verne Apologies: Ashley, Noi, Max
Discussion:
- Plans for House events through to June 2015:
January 30th: House Quiz
- Points for questions answered
- 2/3 representatives per grade
- Organized by Glenn and House Captains
February 18th: Sports Day
- Points for events
- Organized by Verne
March 11th: Artigras Talent Show
- Points to be awarded in relation to criteria by judges (?)
- Organized by Chris
April 2nd (or 3rd): Songkran House Water games
- Sports day games with water!
- House committee to organize
May 30: Final House day for the year - Quiz?
- House committee and House Captains to organize
- Last Friday of the month - House shirt day
- Possibility of getting new House shirts?
Action:
- Meet with House Captains (Glenn)
- Update House list docs (Glenn)
Next Meeting:
- Sports Day tbd
House Launch Day Meeting: August 26, 2014 Present: Verne, Ms Nui, Ms Koong, Ashley, Mr Max, Mr Noi, Glenn
Discussion:
- Review of PYP Houses (by grade) and House Launch day (groups) docs
PYP Houses by Grade: indicates students in each House and teachers that are to assigned take students down to PYP undercover area
House Launch Day Groups: indicates which students are in which group and the teacher that will be in charge of that group for the rotation activities
- Some group leaders changed
- Activities and responsibilities for organizing materials
- EY participation: 12.00-12.20. KG/G1 teachers on duty to make sure that students on playground don't enter the undercover area during lunch play
- Organization of assemblies: Glenn and Verne to lead, house captains to be introduced and give a brief overview of House characters. Assemblies (morning and afternoon) to finish with House chants (led by House captains)
Schedule:
Launch assembly: 8.10-8.30
Erawan: 8.45-9.10
Tosakan: 9.15-9.40
Hanuman: 10.05-10.30
Naga: 10.35-11.00
EY: 12.00-12.20
Afternoon assembly: 1.50-2.15
Activities:
Tower building: students build the tallest tower with wooden blocks. Scored by measuring in cm.
Hoop pass: students pass hoop over/under other students in a circle without letting go of hands. Scored by how many students pass the hoop on.
Obstacle course: students run through the course, scored by how many kids get through. One can't start until the other is finished.
Ping pong ball and spoon: Relay race with a ping pong ball and a spoon. Points awarded
Yarn knot challenge: Students work together to tie the longest line of yarn. String will be measured and points allotted after all groups have completed the rotations (i.e.longest = 50 pts, 2nd 40 pts etc.)
Action:
-Create schedule document (Glenn)
- Send docs to teachers (Glenn)
- Check Houses by grade lists and communicate any students that are not there yet to Glenn (Classroom teachers)
- Revise score sheets (Verne)
- Make activity explanations (Verne)
- Request that SEA send a text reminder to parents re. House t-shirts (Glenn)
- Finder of blocks (Ashley)
- Organize 'Yarn Challenge' materials (Ms Koong)
- Thursday assembly practice with House captains (Glenn and Verne)
- Remove last year's House points and create 'House Launch Day This Friday' display (Ms Nui)
Next Meeting:
- Brief meeting to reflect on HLD 2014 (next week,TBD)
House Launch Day Meeting: August 19, 2014 Present: Verne, Ms Nui, Ms Koong, Ashley, Mr Noi, Glenn Apologies: Mr Max
Discussion:
- House launch day to be held on Friday August 29
- Reviewed House documents created by Michelle from last year
- Decided venue change: events this year to be held on the PYP undercover area
- No specialist classes before lunch on the day
- Afternoon assembly to be held from 1.50-2.15 to award points
- EY1 & 2 can complete the activities at a time of their choice (after lunch)
- Decided to stay with the same (slightly modified) format:
Launch assembly: 8.10-8.30
Erawan: 8.40-9.05
Tosakan: 9.10-9.35
Hanuman: 10.00-10.35
Naga: 10.10.40-11.15
- There will be 5 activities:
Tower building: students build the tallest tower with wooden blocks. Scored by measuring in cm.
Hoop pass: students pass hoop over/under other students in a circle without letting go of hands. Scored by how many students pass the hoop on.
Obstacle course: students run through the course, scored by how many kids get through. One can't start until the other is finished.
Ping pong ball and spoon: Relay race with a ping pong ball and a spoon. Points awarded
Ordering games: Students line up according to first name (alphabet); height; age; birth month; and birthday. Order checked by teacher and points awarded for each 'line up' achieved.
- Other possibilities are available: The 'Fabulous Yarn Knot-Tie Challenge' (Ms Koong!)
- Verne and Glenn to MC assembly
- G5 team leaders to be chosen (5 per House)
- Score cards will be carried from activity to activity by group leaders and then handed to Mr Verne at the end of each (House) session.
Action:
- Sort students into teams 1-5 with approximately 12 students in each group - KG-G5 (Glenn)
- Set up activities on the morning of the 29th (Verne)
- Create score sheet (Verne)
- Revise Teacher rotation chart (teachers responsible for each station) (Glenn)
- Email information to teachers (Glenn)
Next Meeting: Tuesday August 26, G3 room at 7.20.
- Review action items
Present: Glenn, Vern, Koong, Rin, Art, Max, Tik
Apologies: Nui
Discussion:
- Feb House day to be modified due to many other things going on (residential, mid-term break)
- Feb Spirit Day: Students to come to school dressed with 'house spirit'
- Swimming gala: Glenn and Vern to MC. Swimmers to be seated together (at the end near the PA), and grade levels to sit together
- Swimming organisation to be communicated during March 10 staff meeting
Action:
- Create email to teachers and poster (Ms Nui and Ms Koong)
- Meet with Ashley and Carl re. House quiz (Glenn)
Next Meeting:
- March 23 or 24
House Committee Meeting: Jan 21, 2016
Present: Glenn, Vern, Nui, Koong, Rin, Art, Max, Tik
Discussion:
- Knowledge, Inspiration, Spirit (KIS) initiative: connect spirit with sports/activity days. June to speak about how we can make this 'more visible' during staff meeting.
- Jan House day - fund-raiser for HS refugee kids: Casual day for students. 20 baht donation that will go towards tuition fees for our refugee students. Glenn to organise with House Captains.
- Feb House Day: House Spirit Day - to be organised similar to House Launch, but on the field and with different activities.
- March Quiz (March 26): To be organise with Karl - organise categories and then invite committee members to come up with questions. Use Kahoot!
Action:
- Get details about refugee kids from Mike (Glenn)
- Meet with House captains to organise casual day/fund raiser (Glenn)
- Develop ideas for Feb Spirit day and send to Ms Koong (All)
- Develop questions for quiz (All)
Next Meeting:
- Feb 11th (Thursday before residential trips) at 7:30 - finalise events for Feb Spirit day.
House Committee Meeting: Nov 12, 2015
Present: Glenn, Koong, Verne, Max, Rin, Art, Tik
Apologies: Ms Nui, Ashley
Discussion: Nov House Day - Thurs Nov 26
- Event suggested by House Captains and supported by Vern
- Nov House day to be held on Thurs 26th so as to not clash with TISAC Track and Field event
- Schedule created
- No swimming for G3
- No PE for all grades, other specialist classes to run as per usual
- All grades invited to watch G5 matches from 12:50
- Events to be held on PS and HS pitch
EY1-2
- Max to organise and lead activities
- EY1 & 2 to participate together (from 8:20)
- 4 different activities
KG-G5
- Vern to lead games
- G5 House captains to support
Action
- Create cross grade house groups (Glenn)
- Meet with G5 House captains (Glenn and Vern)
- Set up activities (Vern and Max)
- Communicate event info to teachers (Glenn)
- Create scoring pages (Vern)
- Organise drinks stations, sound system and mics (Vern)
- Poster for class blogs (Ms Nui)
- Map for communication with teachers (?)
Next Meeting:
- Feb TBD to discuss possibilities for Feb and March events
House Committee Meeting: August 28, 2015
Present: Glenn, Koong, Verne, Max, Art, Ms Nui, Ashley
Discussion: House Launch Day 2015
House Committee Meeting: January 29, 2015
Present: Glenn, Nui, Koong, Verne, Max, Noi
Apologies: Ashley
Discussion: T2 House Quiz
Management:
- Concerns that students might get very noisy and make it difficult for House captains/contestants
- Audience to be seated in Houses on the floor (no seats)
- Teachers in each House should be positioned so that they can manage children if/when they get noisy
- Bonus points to be given throughout for Houses that sit/listen well (Krista to allocate?)
Running of Quiz
- House captain's roles: 4 Quiz masters; 2 stage managers; 2 score masters
- After question is asked, contestants have 10 seconds to write down their answers (on whiteboards). When time is called they turn the boards around, their answers are checked and points are allocated.
- Mr Noi to run the backdrop visuals and keep a running tally of scores
- Mics: 2 with Quiz masters; 1 with Krista; 1 with Glenn/House committee member
- Contestants for each grade to be waiting side stage with Verne until it is their turn (similar to concert)
Bonus points: Allocated by Krista
- Most well behaved audience
- Biggest House chant/cheer
Action:
- Update facilities request: chairs for stage (Glenn)
- Update auditorium request: No chairs needed on floor (Glenn)
- Collect quiz questions and give to Noi (Glenn)
- Request walky talkies (Glenn)
- Ask Ja about House banners (Glenn)
- Create PPT (Noi)
Next Meeting
- Jan 30th @ 7:20: Final checks for what we have/still have to do
Term 2 House Committee Meeting: January 23, 2015
Present: Glenn, Nui, Koong, Verne
Apologies: Ashley, Noi, Max
Discussion:
- Plans for House events through to June 2015:
- January 30th: House Quiz
- Points for questions answered- 2/3 representatives per grade
- Organized by Glenn and House Captains
- February 18th: Sports Day
- Points for events- Organized by Verne
- March 11th: Artigras Talent Show
- Points to be awarded in relation to criteria by judges (?)- Organized by Chris
- April 2nd (or 3rd): Songkran House Water games
- Sports day games with water!- House committee to organize
- May 30: Final House day for the year - Quiz?
- House committee and House Captains to organize- Last Friday of the month - House shirt day
- Possibility of getting new House shirts?
Action:
- Meet with House Captains (Glenn)
- Update House list docs (Glenn)
Next Meeting:
- Sports Day tbd
House Launch Day Meeting: August 26, 2014
Present: Verne, Ms Nui, Ms Koong, Ashley, Mr Max, Mr Noi, Glenn
Discussion:
- Review of PYP Houses (by grade) and House Launch day (groups) docs
- PYP Houses by Grade: indicates students in each House and teachers that are to assigned take students down to PYP undercover area
- House Launch Day Groups: indicates which students are in which group and the teacher that will be in charge of that group for the rotation activities
- Some group leaders changed- Activities and responsibilities for organizing materials
- EY participation: 12.00-12.20. KG/G1 teachers on duty to make sure that students on playground don't enter the undercover area during lunch play
- Organization of assemblies: Glenn and Verne to lead, house captains to be introduced and give a brief overview of House characters. Assemblies (morning and afternoon) to finish with House chants (led by House captains)
Schedule:
Activities:
- Tower building: students build the tallest tower with wooden blocks. Scored by measuring in cm.
- Hoop pass: students pass hoop over/under other students in a circle without letting go of hands. Scored by how many students pass the hoop on.
- Obstacle course: students run through the course, scored by how many kids get through. One can't start until the other is finished.
- Ping pong ball and spoon: Relay race with a ping pong ball and a spoon. Points awarded
- Yarn knot challenge: Students work together to tie the longest line of yarn. String will be measured and points allotted after all groups have completed the rotations (i.e.longest = 50 pts, 2nd 40 pts etc.)
Action:-Create schedule document (Glenn)
- Send docs to teachers (Glenn)
- Check Houses by grade lists and communicate any students that are not there yet to Glenn (Classroom teachers)
- Revise score sheets (Verne)
- Make activity explanations (Verne)
- Request that SEA send a text reminder to parents re. House t-shirts (Glenn)
- Finder of blocks (Ashley)
- Organize 'Yarn Challenge' materials (Ms Koong)
- Thursday assembly practice with House captains (Glenn and Verne)
- Remove last year's House points and create 'House Launch Day This Friday' display (Ms Nui)
Next Meeting:
- Brief meeting to reflect on HLD 2014 (next week,TBD)
House Launch Day Meeting: August 19, 2014
Present: Verne, Ms Nui, Ms Koong, Ashley, Mr Noi, Glenn
Apologies: Mr Max
Discussion:
- House launch day to be held on Friday August 29
- Reviewed House documents created by Michelle from last year
- Decided venue change: events this year to be held on the PYP undercover area
- No specialist classes before lunch on the day
- Afternoon assembly to be held from 1.50-2.15 to award points
- EY1 & 2 can complete the activities at a time of their choice (after lunch)
- Decided to stay with the same (slightly modified) format:
- There will be 5 activities:
- Other possibilities are available: The 'Fabulous Yarn Knot-Tie Challenge' (Ms Koong!)
- Verne and Glenn to MC assembly
- G5 team leaders to be chosen (5 per House)
- Score cards will be carried from activity to activity by group leaders and then handed to Mr Verne at the end of each (House) session.
Action:
- Sort students into teams 1-5 with approximately 12 students in each group - KG-G5 (Glenn)
- Set up activities on the morning of the 29th (Verne)
- Create score sheet (Verne)
- Revise Teacher rotation chart (teachers responsible for each station) (Glenn)
- Email information to teachers (Glenn)
Next Meeting: Tuesday August 26, G3 room at 7.20.
- Review action items